Shloka 36

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्ता सा तु कृष्णेन व्यासेन तु सरिद्वरा । त्यक्त्वा शोक॑ महाराज स्वं वार्यवततार ह

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ity uktā sā tu kṛṣṇena vyāsena tu saridvarā | tyaktvā śokaṃ mahārāja svaṃ vāry avatāra ha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thus instructed by Kṛṣṇa and by Vyāsa, O great king, the foremost of rivers—Gaṅgā—abandoned her grief and descended again into her own waters, returning to her proper course after being consoled by righteous counsel.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्ताः: having been addressed/told
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Past passive participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कृष्णेन: by Krishna
• कृष्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• व्यासेन: by Vyasa
• व्यासेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तु: and/also (emphatic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सरिद्वरा: the best of rivers (Ganga)
• सरिद्वरा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरिद्वर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• शोकम्: grief
• शोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• स्वम्: her own
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वारि: water
• वारि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवततार: descended/entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa
• Vyāsa
• Gaṅgā
• Mahārāja (Janamejaya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Grief is not ended by force but by right understanding and wise counsel; when guided by dharmic instruction from authoritative figures (Kṛṣṇa and Vyāsa), one relinquishes sorrow and returns to one’s proper duty and natural order.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being addressed and consoled by Kṛṣṇa and Vyāsa, Gaṅgā—called the foremost of rivers—gives up her sorrow and re-enters her own waters, indicating a return to her normal state and course.